Generating Clean Energy Solutions

BHE Renewables encompasses BHE Solar, BHE Wind, BHE Geothermal, BHE Hydro as well as renewable project development and commercial management. BHE Renewables owns solar, wind, geothermal and hydroelectric projects that produce energy for both the wholesale market and for customers under long-term power agreements.

By working to produce usable energy from noncarbon resources, these businesses offer energy alternatives and help to reduce the environmental impacts of energy creation. This gives Berkshire Hathaway Energy a cleaner, more diverse generation portfolio that's better able to meet the varying needs of our customers.

Wind

1,153 megawatt capacity

Geothermal

338 megawatt capacity

Hydro

138 megawatt capacity

BHE Hydro has the capacity to produce 138 megawatts of electricity; 10 megawatts are produced through the Wailuku hydroelectric facility in Hawaii, and 128 megawatts are produced through the Casesnan project located in the Philippines.

Powering Progress

Through a build-operate-transfer arrangement with the Philippine government, BHE Renewables operates and maintains a power plant on the Philippine island of Luzon. The 150-megawatt Casecnan Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project is a combined hydro and irrigation facility that diverts water from the Casecnan and Taan rivers through a 16-mile-long tunnel to a generating plant. BHE Renewables owns an 85 percent interest in the project.

Topaz Solar Farms

Topaz Solar Farms is a 550-megawatt solar power plant in San Luis Obispo County, California. The project declared commercial operations in October 2014. It’s among the world’s largest completed solar farms and uses over 8 million photovoltaic panels.